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Friday Links: December 18, 2015

December 18, 2015 By Heather Goss

Some of you like to put your work together at the end of the year to look back at where you’ve been and what you’ve seen. We’ll use our editorial privilege to highlight our pal Sanjay Suchak, a multiple time Exposed winner before he came to volunteer with our team briefly, and then heading down to Charlottesville to be UVa’s official photographer. Have you put together a highlight reel from 2015? Show us and we’ll link to some more throughout December. Oh and look, now you have your selections ready to enter into the 10th annual Exposed DC photography contest. How convenient!

Nobody knows Bao Bao or Bei Bei better than Juan Rodriguez, the former National Zoo volunteer turned veteran panda-keeper. He shares what it’s like to spend a day with Washington’s most obsessed-over animals. (Which made us nostalgic for a similar story our own James Calder shot for DCist four years ago, A Day In The Life: National Zoo Animal Keeper.)
Wired magazine has The Grisly, Fascinating History of Crime Photography.
“I’ve never seen anything like this, and in such perfect symmetry.” Capital Weather Gang has an incredible photo of Kelvin-Hemlholtz wave clouds taken by Brad Peterson.
In Sight takes a look at what John McDonnell, a Washington Post staff photographer, shoots on the periphery while on assignment.
Dronestagr.am announces the winners of its “Small Drones, Big Changes” climate themed drone photography contest.
Slate’s Behold photo blog offers up its 10 Best Photography Books of 2015.
The House Armed Services committee has banned photographers from in front of the witness table because of the loud camera shutters.
“My biggest fear is the Corcoran turning into a hub for people to do their creative minors.” A year later, the Corcoran is still figuring out its new place.
A chance encounter with several Chinese girls being raised in Montana led Meng Han to explore the world of Chinese adoptees in the United States.
Print that baby! Classic contact sheets from 1960 to now. MoMa let the Guardian into its cavernous vaults, sharing everything from Stephen Shore’s shots of a vintage car stranded in the desert to Lorna Simpson’s candid 1950s African American pinups.
Apply to be a photo editing intern this summer at NPR.
The Comedy Wildlife Awards will ease you through the rest of your workday.

Friday Links: August 22, 2014

August 22, 2014 By exposeddc

Another Friday is upon us! September is coming up soon, so save the dates for three great classes we’re sponsoring during Knowledge Commons DC’s fall session. Learn street photography techniques, how to take an impromptu portrait, or tips to catch the airplanes taking-off over Gravelly Point. Registration starts eight-days prior for each class. They’re free but they’ll fill up quickly!

Unrest in Ferguson continues, and earlier this week Getty photographer Scott Olsen was arrested while reporting on it…
…but the majority of the protests have been peaceful.
Gordon Parks’ 1950s photo essay on civil rights-era America is as relevant as ever.
On the other side of the globe, Andrew Quilty has created this powerful photo essay about a group of Kurdish soldiers.
D.C. Superior Court finalized the Corcoran’s split between GWU and NGA this week, stating that no works can be transferred outside the District without the D.C. attorney general’s approval.
Even we were hesitant to click on this photo series about Mystery Meat.
Humans of New York becomes Humans of the World and moves to Iraq.
Here’s a great piece about E. Brady Robinson’s art desk series (can you spot the card from our Flaunt show in the last photo?)
This story reminded some of us why we no longer ride in helicopters over volcanoes.
All across America, artists are taking over billboards.
Cage-free shark photographer Michael Muller survived Shark Week.
Two Swiss photographers remind us why hobbies make life better.
We wish we had been invited to these twin tigers’ Piñata Birthday Party!

Friday Links

May 23, 2014 By Meaghan Gay

Bar Nun by James Calder — Bar Nun by our own James Calder

Happy almost long weekend link lovers! This week we have more bad news from the Corcoran, two grants available to photographers, the changes that were needed at Polaroid, and much more.

Politico has a collection of photos by M. Scott Mahaskey of the annual tradition of the Old Guard placing flags on the graves at Arlington Cemetery.
The group Save the Corcoran posted more bad news this week, “All Corcoran staff, including curatorial, except full-time faculty were given 90 day notices on Monday, May 19, 2014.“
ArtFile Magazine is offering a $500 grant to emerging artists. The grant comes with an in-depth interview that will be published in the magazine this fall.
Need a new camera? One that comes with a phone? This Guardian review of new smartphone cameras could help.
Before you use that new smartphone camera, you should read this NPR story on how constantly photographing our lives can alter our memories.
Winners of the 2014 PDN Photo Annual have been announced. Be prepared to get lost in great images for a while.
The Aaron Siskind Foundation is accepting applications for their Photographer’s Fellowship program. Some of the grants reach $10,000.
Photographer Eric Lafforgue captured images of North Korea that the government did not want shared.
“With these three traits in mind: visualization, sharing and affordability, Polaroid went out on a venture to find new product categories that would embody the essence of the brand.” Interesting article on how Polaroid made changes to keep the company alive.
A wedding photographer that hates wedding photography? Yup.
Several men are facing charges after a photograph of Rose Cochran, wife of Mississippi Senator Thad Cochran, appeared in a political video. Mrs. Cochran has been in a nursing home for 14 years, and is bedridden with dementia.
And finally, the San Diego Zoo has created a new habitat for the six Sumatran tigers that live there. It has “a waterfall and swimming pool for splashing around, heated rocks for sunbathing, green slopes for running, and shaded nooks for cooling down.”

Friday Links

May 16, 2014 By Meaghan Gay

This week we have lots of great local events, news about the Corcoran merger, and amazing photos of the things you can carry on a motorbike.

26-year-old French photojournalist Camille Lepage was killed in the Central African Republic while covering fighting near the border of Cameroon. Lepage had been sharing photos on Instagram, but hadn’t posted since May 6.
The final details of the Corcoran, National Gallery of Art, and George Washington University Deal have been announced, and it looks like many Corcoran adjunct professors and university staffers will lose their jobs.
The Los Angeles Times has some stunning and frightening images of the fires raging near San Diego.
This weekend is the Worldwide Instameet, and there are several local events you can attend to celebrate.
Jill Abramson, who was fired from the New York Times this week, broke her silence with a photo. A pretty badass photo at that.
The Guardian examines Walker Evan’s little known magazine contributions. “His work for magazines adds another layer of understanding in terms of how an already great artist saw the world.”
Tomorrow the Pulitzer Center is hosting a talk at NPR headquarters called “Beyond Witness.” Three members of VII photo agency will be on the panel.
We are a little late to this party, but AFP has been posting photos on Pinterest.
Photographer Hans Kemp has been photographing all of the shocking things that fit on Vietnamese motorbikes. The dead shark is particularly alarming.
Here is a little nostalgia, with photos from a Game Boy camera.
“When he first posted his pictures online, he was called in front of the council of elders and forced to delete the images off his Flickr account in front of them.” Photographer Kelly Hofer photographed life inside his closed Hutterite community.
Jim Cummins’ rock ‘n roll photography was recently re-discovered. Hear both Cummins’ and curator Chris Murray’s perspective in this NPR story.
The DC F-Stop Group is holding a meeting Monday night to explore Outdoor and Indoor photo challenges.
And finally, just because your name is Tyga it doesn’t mean you should own a tiger.

Friday Links

February 28, 2014 By Meaghan Gay

As February comes to a close we wrap up the week with animals taking over an abandoned home, more photojournalists being laid off, scientists going sci-fi, and someone using a tiger as their drinking buddy. Enjoy!

Finnish photographer Kai Fagerström photographed animals taking over an abandoned house, and the results are beautiful.
Interview with David Burnett about photographing his 10th Olympics.
The apocalypsticle? Some interesting commentary on Politico about the obsession with disaster photos that don’t come with more of the story.
More bad news for photojournalists, the Orlando Sentinel is eliminating their photography staff.
Andrew Whtye documented the extensive travels of a very small person with a specialty, adapted tiny camera.
Robert Shults, an Austin based photographer, portrayed scientists in the lab in the format of a sci-fi B-movie.
The Wall Street Journal asks if the change happening at the Corcoran is a symbol of bad non-profit governance happening at many institutions.
Fighting fair use violations can be difficult, which is why several photography associations are banding together to fight for photographer’s rights in court.
Speaking of photographer’s rights, PDN posted a video for photographers on the first amendment and how to deal with police intimidation.
New website The Image delves deeper into the story behind photos.
The long-awaited Garry Winogrand exhibit opens this weekend at the National Gallery.
A New Jersey moving company changed out the stock photos on their website with “real” photos and has seen a dramatic increase in revenue. Remember this study next time a client wants to buy a $2 photo off Shutterstock.
It’s pothole season, but photographers Davide Luciano and Claudia Ficca have re-imagined the possibilities of the bumps in the road.
So, a baby tiger walks into a bar…No, really.